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The joos control everything these days.
The joos control everything these days.
Federal judge forwards racially charged email about Obama
HELENA — Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull on Wednesday admitted to sending a racially charged email about President Barack Obama from his courthouse chambers.
Cebull, of Billings, was nominated by former President George W. Bush, received his commission as a federal judge in 2001 and has served as chief judge for the District of Montana since 2008.
The subject line of the email, which Cebull sent from his official courthouse email address at 3:42 p.m. Feb. 20, reads: "A MOM'S MEMORY."
The forwarded text reads as follows:
"Normally I don't send or forward a lot of these, but even by my standards, it was a bit touching. I want all of my friends to feel what I felt when I read this. Hope it touches your heart like it did mine.
"A little boy said to his mother; 'Mommy, how come I'm black and you're white?'
"His mother replied, 'Don't even go there Barack! From what I can remember about that party, you're lucky you don't bark!'"
Cebull said Wednesday that he sent the e-mail to seven recipients, including his personal e-mail address.
The judge acknowledged that the content of the email was racist, but said he does not consider himself to be a racist. He said the email was intended to be a private communication.
"It was not intended by me in any way to become public," Cebull said. "I apologize to anybody who is offended by it, and I can obviously understand why people would be offended."
Cebull said his brother sent him the email, which he forwarded to six of his "old buddies" and acquaintances.
He said that he read the e-mail and intended to send it to his friends.
"The only reason I can explain it to you is I am not a fan of our president, but this goes beyond not being a fan," Cebull said. "I didn't send it as racist, although that's what it is. I sent it out because it's anti-Obama."
One of the recipients of the email forwarded it, then another person forwarded it until it eventually was sent to the Great Falls Tribune.
Cebull said he was surprised the recipients of the e-mail passed it along with his name still on it.
HELENA — Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull on Wednesday admitted to sending a racially charged email about President Barack Obama from his courthouse chambers.
Cebull, of Billings, was nominated by former President George W. Bush, received his commission as a federal judge in 2001 and has served as chief judge for the District of Montana since 2008.
The subject line of the email, which Cebull sent from his official courthouse email address at 3:42 p.m. Feb. 20, reads: "A MOM'S MEMORY."
The forwarded text reads as follows:
"Normally I don't send or forward a lot of these, but even by my standards, it was a bit touching. I want all of my friends to feel what I felt when I read this. Hope it touches your heart like it did mine.
"A little boy said to his mother; 'Mommy, how come I'm black and you're white?'
"His mother replied, 'Don't even go there Barack! From what I can remember about that party, you're lucky you don't bark!'"
Cebull said Wednesday that he sent the e-mail to seven recipients, including his personal e-mail address.
The judge acknowledged that the content of the email was racist, but said he does not consider himself to be a racist. He said the email was intended to be a private communication.
"It was not intended by me in any way to become public," Cebull said. "I apologize to anybody who is offended by it, and I can obviously understand why people would be offended."
Cebull said his brother sent him the email, which he forwarded to six of his "old buddies" and acquaintances.
He said that he read the e-mail and intended to send it to his friends.
"The only reason I can explain it to you is I am not a fan of our president, but this goes beyond not being a fan," Cebull said. "I didn't send it as racist, although that's what it is. I sent it out because it's anti-Obama."
One of the recipients of the email forwarded it, then another person forwarded it until it eventually was sent to the Great Falls Tribune.
Cebull said he was surprised the recipients of the e-mail passed it along with his name still on it.
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